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1994 SESSION
HB 889 Hate crimes.
Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Hate crimes. Enhances penalties for simple assault and trespass ( Class 1 misdemeanors) where the person or property targeted by the crime was intentionally selected based upon race, religion, color, or national origin by adding a six month minimum mandatory term of incarceration, thirty days of which is not subject to suspension.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/14/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD9103408 (HB889H1) pdf
- 03/07/94 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD5574408 (HB889S1) pdf
- 03/23/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB889ER) pdf
- 04/14/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0658) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/94 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/14/94 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD9103408 (HB889H1)
- 02/14/94 House: Read first time
- 02/15/94 House: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/94 House: Committee substitute agreed to
- 02/15/94 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/15/94 House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N)
- 02/15/94 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 3-N)
- 02/15/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/17/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/17/94 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/07/94 Senate: Committee substitute printed LD5574408 (HB889S1)
- 03/07/94 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (11-Y 2-N 1-A)
- 03/08/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/94 Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/94 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/09/94 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to
- 03/09/94 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/09/94 Senate: Motion for pending question agreed to (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/94 Senate: VOTE: PENDING QUESTION (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/94 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (34-Y 4-N)
- 03/09/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (34-Y 4-N)
- 03/10/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/10/94 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (22-Y 72-N)
- 03/10/94 House: VOTE: REJECTED (22-Y 72-N)
- 03/10/94 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/94 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/94 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/10/94 House: House acceded to request
- 03/10/94 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/94 Senate: Senators: Holland, E. M., Howell, Calhoun
- 03/10/94 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/10/94 House: Delegates: Plum, Melvin, Cantor
- 03/11/94 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/11/94 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 03/11/94 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (37-Y 1-N)
- 03/11/94 Senate: Rec. of conf. report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/94 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/94 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)
- 03/11/94 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (36-Y 4-N)
- 03/11/94 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 1-N)
- 03/11/94 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 1-N)
- 03/11/94 Conference: Senate substitute accepted by conference committee
- 03/11/94 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/23/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB889ER)
- 04/01/94 House: Enrolled
- 04/01/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/02/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/10/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 658 (effective 7/1/94)
- 04/14/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0658)